Amla and de Villiers set target of 632
Australia have been set the distant target of 632 to win the third Test and the series after South Africa were bowled out for 569 in a rollicking final session
30/11Result
3rd Test, South Africa tour of Australia at Perth, Nov 30-Dec 3 2012
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![South Africa]( "South Africa")
225 & 569 -
![Australia]( "Australia")
163 & 322 (82.5 ov)
Player of the Match
30/11Result
3rd Test, South Africa tour of Australia at Perth, Nov 30-Dec 3 2012
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![South Africa]( "South Africa")
225 & 569 -
![Australia]( "Australia")
163 & 322 (82.5 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Statistics
Best performances - Batsmen
HM Amla
196(221) 21x4 - 0x6
Control %84%
- Productive Shot
- off side drive on front foot
- 67 runs
- 12x4 - 0x6
AB de Villiers
169(184) 21x4 - 3x6
Control %91%
- Productive Shot
- leg glance
- 35 runs
- 1x4 - 0x6
Best performances - Bowlers
MA Starc
- O28.5
- M3
- R154
- W6
- Eco5.34
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
DW Steyn
- O16
- M4
- R40
- W4
- Eco2.5
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
Match Details
Toss
South Africa , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Player Of The Series
Series result
South Africa won the 3-match series 1-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
10.30am start, Lunch 12.30-13.10, Tea 15.10-15.30, Close 17.30
Match days
30 November, 1,2,3 December 2012 (5-day match)
Test debut
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Scorecard Summary
SOUTH AFRICA 225 (74 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Faf du Plessis*78 (142)
- Robin Peterson31 (45)
- Mitchell Johnson2/54 (17)
- Nathan Lyon3/41 (12)
AUSTRALIA 163 (53.1 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- John Hastings32 (58)
- Matthew Wade68 (102)
- Robin Peterson3/44 (8.1)
- Dale Steyn4/40 (16)
SOUTH AFRICA 569 (111.5 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Hashim Amla196 (221)
- AB de Villiers169 (184)
- Mitchell Johnson4/110 (25)
- Mitchell Starc6/154 (28.5)
AUSTRALIA 322 (82.5 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Ed Cowan53 (149)
- Mitchell Starc*68 (43)
- Robin Peterson3/127 (20)
- Dale Steyn3/72 (22.5)
Scorer: Gopi Rangarajan | Commentator: Kanishkaa Balachandran
Unfortunately there is no television coverage of the presentation. At least not here. We can confirm that Hashim Amla is the Man of the Match. Michael Clarke is the Man of the Series.
Trawling through twitter, here are some quotes:
Smith: "The guys showed tremendous character in the last two weeks. For us to achieve two series wins is a huge achievement for us. I just want to say to our fans back home, I know you've been waking up early in the morning to watch us. This one's for you."
Clarke: "They are the number one team in the world and have shown throughout this series why they are."
Amla: "I'm glad to have made a contribution. This year has gone well..."
Ricky Ponting, on the guard of honour: "It was an amazing gesture by Graeme and the team, thank you for that."
AB de Villiers tweets: "Now that was very sweet! Hard work paid off. Congrats to Ricky for an amazing career! Inspired me and so many others around the world!"
That's it from us here. Too bad there was no proper coverage of the presentation for most of the viewers around the world.
Thanks for joining us. Thanks for the mails. We'll see you soon. Australia's next assignment is the home Tests against Sri Lanka. South Africa host New Zealand. Cheers!
End of the match: South Africa have beaten Australia at home in consecutive series. Quite phenominal and it;s been quite an incredible series, with only one outright result out of three. Australia were all over the place on the first day at the Gabba but hit back and were the more dominant team through the game. Faf du Plessis played the innings of his life at Adelaide to save what seemed like a certain defeat for South Africa. At Perth, the No.1 Test side was far too good for Australia.
Unfortunately we have lost live pictures but we will try and get you the presentation.
Vikram: "Big fan of RSA cricket, Have endured all the tough times following them,World cup losses..But this is a time to Rejoice..Rankings don't matter to me but series victory in Australia is special..I think they need to strengthen their bowling bench strength if they want to dominate test cricket in the coming years..Kudos Guys..Awesome Job.."
82.5
W
Steyn to Lyon, OUT, Game over! South Africa win by a whopping 309 runs and take the series 1-0 and retain the Test mace. Smith takes his fifth catch of the innings, at first slip, Lyon pokes his bat at it and the thick outside edge goes low to the slips, fitting that the captain himself took the final catch
NM Lyon c Smith b Steyn 31 (47m 43b 6x4 0x6) SR: 72.09
82.4
0
Steyn to Lyon, no run,
82.3
4
Steyn to Lyon, FOUR, take that! Good length wide outside off and Lyon gets beside the line and cuts hard past point
82.2
0
Steyn to Lyon, no run, stays behind the line and punches it to the off side, Lyon makes a bit of room
82.1
0
Steyn to Lyon, no run, good length delivery and he punches it towards cover
END OF OVER:82 | 8 Runs | AUS: 318/9
- Mitchell Starc68 (43b)
- Nathan Lyon27 (38b)
- Vernon Philander21-8-41-2
- Dale Steyn22-6-68-2
Pat Cummins tweets: " Halfway, C'mon boys! #315togo"
81.6
0
Philander to Starc, no run, punches it back to the bowler
Match Coverage
All Match NewsCaptain calling: du Plessis turns to Graeme Smith
Stand-in skipper Faf du Plessis is seeking the assistance of South Africa's most successful Test captain ahead of the Test series
Cricket's finest bloke?
Quiet, unassuming, polite and humble, Hashim Amla remains a terrific role model
'Humbled' Smith targets South Africa legacy
Graeme Smith said it 'meant the world' for South Africa to win their second successive series in Australia and hold on to the No. 1 ranking
South Africa rightly the best side - Clarke
Australia captain Michael Clarke pointed to South Africa's ability to make their positions of advantage count as being the difference between the two sides
Ponting's low, Starc's high
Stats highlights from South Africa's emphatic victory in Perth
